July 31, 2015, 4:14PM

New Orleans police are investigating a bank robbery Friday afternoon (July 31) in Algiers. NOPD spokesman, Officer Garry Flot, said the armed bank robbery took place at the First Bank at Trust at 4550 General De Gaulle Drive. The FBI New Orleans Division dispatched agents to the bank to assist police in the investigation, said FBI spokesman Craig Betbeze.... Full story »

July 31, 2015, 4:12PM

A man was shot in the hand and another man was shot in the finger Friday afternoon (July 31) in Duncan Plaza across from City Hall, police told Fox 8. Police initially said a man sustained a finger wound in the 3300 block of Erato Street in Central City. The shooting occurred just before 3 p.m. Stay with NOLA.com... Full story »

July 31, 2015, 3:26PM

Mark Luzzo, a terminally ill New Orleans man whose attorneys said his mental illness caused him to falsely confess to beating his lover, was convicted Friday of manslaughter in the Lundi Gras 2012 crime. Luzzo, 46, a frail, HIV-positive defendant who was transported to and from court in a wheelchair, faces spending what life he has left in prison in the... Full story »

July 31, 2015, 3:08PM

The top overall pick in the 2015 NFL Draft Jameis Winston was named the Tampa Bay Buccaneers starting quarterback, according to a report from ESPN. "Jameis Winston will be our starting quarterback," Buccaneers coach Lovie Smith told the site. "He'll take first reps tomorrow. We're excited about that." Winston got some first-team work in prior offseason activities the report... Full story »

July 31, 2015, 3:03PM

The St. Tammany Parish Sheriff's Office is asking for help identifying two people who allegedly conspired to steal an employee's purse at the Covington area Applebee's. The incident occurred on July 9. When she began her shift, the victim had put her purse in a cubbyhole in the wait staff section of the restaurant, the sheriff's office said. // Full story »

July 31, 2015, 2:50PM

The family hostility surrounding Saints and Pelicans owner Tom Benson and his jilted heirs isn't enough for a court to prevent the 87-year-old billionaire from controlling his only surviving child's trust fund, including cutting off $10,000 monthly payments to Renee Benson, his lawyers argued in a brief filed this week. "There must be more," the filing says. "But in this case, there is... Full story »

July 31, 2015, 2:40PM

Wesley Nelson's family and friends knew he would not be with them much longer. His lungs debilitated by emphysema, his strength sapped by advanced prostate cancer, relatives were hoping he might hang on long enough to see one more Christmas. "He was in his last stage," said Nelson's older sister Belaire Nelson-Payne. "He was not long to leave here."... Full story »